Accomplished designer and illustrator with over twenty years of experience in art direction, branding, book design, packaging, in-store promotions, illustration and surface design. Illustration Most of my illustration is hand drawn with pen and ink or watercolor washes and then composed digitally. If vector based illustration is needed I can also adapt. The Holiday campaign for Starbucks was done in vector and then hand drawn brushes were applied for texture. CLIENTS Starbucks, Land of Nod, Pepsi, Microsoft, Live Happy Magazine, Disney/Hyperion, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Grey Advertising, Chronicle Books, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Madison Park Greetings, The Boston Globe, Unicef, Village Voice, Random House, Tufts University, Publix

Jon Cannell

Accomplished designer and illustrator with over twenty years of experience in art direction, branding, book design, packaging, in-store promotions, illustration and surface design. Illustration Most of my illustration is hand drawn with pen and ink or watercolor washes and then composed digitally. If vector based illustration is needed I can also adapt. The Holiday campaign for Starbucks was done in vector and then hand drawn brushes were applied for texture. CLIENTS Starbucks, Land of Nod, Pepsi, Microsoft, Live Happy Magazine, Disney/Hyperion, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Grey Advertising, Chronicle Books, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Madison Park Greetings, The Boston Globe, Unicef, Village Voice, Random House, Tufts University, Publix

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Accomplished designer and illustrator with over twenty years of experience in art direction, branding, book design, packaging, in-store promotions, illustration and surface design.

Illustration
Most of my illustration is hand drawn with pen and ink or watercolor washes and then composed digitally. If vector based illustration is needed I can also adapt. The Holiday campaign for Starbucks was done in vector and then hand drawn brushes were applied for texture.

CLIENTS
Starbucks, Land of Nod, Pepsi, Microsoft, Live Happy Magazine, Disney/Hyperion, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Grey Advertising, Chronicle Books, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Madison Park Greetings, The Boston Globe, Unicef, Village Voice, Random House, Tufts University, Publix

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Owner at Jon Cannell Design & Illustration
January 1, 2000 - Present
Founded and led Jon Cannell Design & Illustration since 2000, delivering design and illustration services for clients including Starbucks, Land of Nod, Getty Museum, Martha Stewart Living, Chronicle Books, the Boston Globe, and more. Previously contributed as a Senior Designer at Starbucks Global Creative Studio and worked with agencies such as Tether and Hornall Anderson. Projects spanned books, editorial, packaging, branding, TV/film-related artwork, and children’s products.
Senior Designer and Illustrator at Slalom
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Senior Designer and Illustrator for Slalom consulting in Seattle. Developed 130+ brand icons for a refresh; defined illustration and icon usage guidelines; created social media visuals and merchandise; produced editorial illustrations for Slowdown; updated websites and contributed to speaker graphics.
Creative Manager for Gift Cards at Starbucks Global Creative Studio
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Creative Manager for the Gift Card program across Retail North America and international markets. Led design teams, art direction on gift card artwork, packaging development, and brand guideline stewardship.
Creative Manager for Roastery & Reserve, Gift Cards, Entertainment at Starbucks Global Creative Studio
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Creative Manager for the Roastery opening and Reserve rebrand. Managed gift card artwork and packaging, as well as the entertainment business, including music CDs and packaging, and overseeing iTunes card features in Starbucks stores.
Creative Manager for Brand Expression at Starbucks Global Creative Studio
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Part of a team that developed trend decks, updated brand guidelines, and produced art for the Starbucks Art Program; presented to senior leadership and aligned global partners with updated guidelines focusing on illustration and typography.
Senior Designer at Starbucks
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Senior Designer responsible for projects from kickoff to delivery; coordinated with print managers and electronic production; attended press checks; directed illustrators and photographers. Projects included annual reports (1998-2000), branding, identity, seasonal promotions, marketing collateral and packaging.
Senior Designer at The Leonhardt Group
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1998
Senior Designer; managed projects from kickoff to delivery; presented to clients; coordinated with print managers and electronic production; attended press checks; established budgets, schedules, and scopes; recruited and directed illustrators and photographers. Projects included annual reports, branding, identity, promotions, packaging, interactive CD-ROM, and environmental graphics/signage.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphics/Packaging with Honors at Art Center College of Design
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1992
Preparatory Program at Art Center College of Design (Europe)
January 11, 2030 - June 15, 2026

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Education, Healthcare, Other